Meaning of the nameMacio
- Male
- Ma-ci-o
Macio is a male name that matches the adjective macio, 'soft', whose origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Macio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 5,385
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,607
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,923
- people
Macio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Macio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,766 people).
0 women 5,369 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Macio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Macio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Sergipe 0.006%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 847 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 467 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 463 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 445 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 432 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 408 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 388 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 241 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 195 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 189 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 152 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 149 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 132 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 128 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 96 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 85 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 65 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 65 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 56 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 50 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 32 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Macio
Macio is also a Portuguese adjective, which Wiktionary translates as 'soft'; the origin of that word is uncertain, with several hypotheses. The origin of the given name is not known with certainty, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Makio as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,385 people named Macio, with a median age of 39, almost all men. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Wiktionary: macio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Macio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Macio
What does the name Macio mean?
The meaning of Macio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Macio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,385 people with the first name Macio, which ranks it number 2,607 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Macio a boy's or a girl's name?
Macio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,369 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Macio most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.006% of the state's population is named Macio (432 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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